A process-dissociation examination of the cognitive processes underlying unconscious thought

HIGHLIGHTS ► Conscious and unconscious thought invoke both intuitive and rule-based processing. ► Process dissociation can be used to independently measure the underlying processes. ► Conscious and unconscious thought invoke the same degree of intuitive processing. ► Conscious thought invokes more rule-based processing than unconscious thought. ► Tasks and manipulations are not process-pure.

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